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d/s Whispering Wall 3498

Source	Australian Water Quality Centre
Latest Sample Date	14-06-1997
Taxa count ORDER	15
Taxa count FAMILY	33
Taxa count ALT	52
Mayflies present?	0
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.3	3.6	2.8
Weighted SIGNAL	3.4	3	3.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Natural	1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	46.74%	585,169,222m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads	35.48%	444,248,880m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.4 Pasture legume/grass mixtures	12.51%	156,661,444m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams	4.45%	55,718,504m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms	0.38%	4,747,316m²
	Arable Farming	4.4.9 Irrigated grapes	0.20%	2,498,588m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry	0.14%	1,749,011m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.10%	1,249,294m²
Show minor land uses 4
				12,520,423m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 20 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	8	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	8
Nematoda II	3	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	3
Gastropoda KG	182	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	9
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	173
Oligochaeta LO	315	2
Potamothrix bavaricus LO040301	1
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Tubificidae Group A LO0499A1	1
Tubificidae Group B LO0499A2	1
Nais sp.(Unident.) LO050199	2
Pristina longiseta LO050501	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	308
Acarina MM	9	6
Halacaridae (Unident.) MM249999	2

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	7

Amphipoda OP	12	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	12

Isopoda OR	1	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	1

Unknown OV	2
Cherax sp.(Unident.) OV010199	2

Unknown QA	6
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	3
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	2
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	1
Coleoptera QC	7	5
Necterosoma sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09209I	3

Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	2

Hydrophilidae (Unident.)(Larva) QC11999I	1

Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	1

Diptera QD	183	3
Dixidae (Unident.) QD069999	4

Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	32

Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899	4

Forcipomyia sp.(Unident.) QD092899	2

Dasyhelea sp.(Unident.) QD092999	10

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QD09999I	4

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	2

Psychodidae EPA sp.2 QD1299A2	1

Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	2
Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599	8
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	15
Ablabesmyia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1199	16
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	6
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	1
Paralimnophyes sp (light sp.) QDAF12A2	1
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	7
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	3
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	56

Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	9
Hemiptera QH	27	2
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	10
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	17
Odonata QO	2	3
Adversaeschna brevistyla QO120201	1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	1
Plecoptera QP	55	10
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101	55
Trichoptera QT	50	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	1
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	6
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	10
Lectrides varians QT250201	32

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8

Sampled on 14 June 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	13
Hydra sp.(Unident.) IB010199	13
Turbellaria IF	5	2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999	5
Nematoda II	17	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	17
Gastropoda KG	81	1
Potamopyrgus antipodarum KG020601	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	77
Ferrissia sp.(Unident.) KG060199	3
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Richardsonianidae (Unident.) LH039999	1
Oligochaeta LO	406	2
Tubificidae (Unident.) LO049999	1
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999	24
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999	1
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	380
Acarina MM	16	6
Unionicolidae (Unident.) MM169999	12

Oribatida (Unident.) MM9999A1	4

Amphipoda OP	159	3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101	159

Isopoda OR	132	2
Heterias pusillus OR180102	132

Unknown OV	4
Cherax destructor destructor OV010101	4

Unknown QA	49
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999	43
Isotomidae (Unident.) QA069999	1
Entomobryidae (Unident.) QA079999	1
Sminthuridae (Unident.) QA139999	4
Coleoptera QC	16	5
Necterosoma regulare QC092009	3

Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201	3

Platynectes decempunctatus (L) QC09220A	2

Paranacaena sp.(Unident.) QC110999	3

Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999	4

Scirtidae EPA sp.L1 QC2099A1	1

Diptera QD	228	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.36 QD0199A1	3
Tipulidae EPA sp.42 QD0199A7	1
Anopheles sp.(Unident.) QD070199	2

Bezzia sp.(Unident.) QD090499	8

Culicoides sp.(Unident.) QD090899	4

Dasyhelea sp.(Unident.) QD092999	2

Dasyhelea SRV sp.2 QD0999D8	4

Simulium ornatipes QD100202	51

Empididae (Unident.) QD359999	3
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	10
Paramerina sp.(Unident.) QDAE1299	24
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	44
Cricotopus sp.(Unident.) QDAF1599	27
Bryophaenocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1899	1
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	26
Chironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0499	8

Dicrotendipes conjunctus QDAI0603	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	6
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999	2

Ephemeroptera QE	8	9
Cloeon fluviatile QE020201	6
Koorrnonga inconspicua QE060901	2
Hemiptera QH	23	2
Microvelia oceanica QH560101	4
Microvelia peramoena QH560103	15
Enithares bergrothi QH670106	3
Anisops hackeri QH670405	1
Odonata QO	9	3
Adversaeschna brevistyla QO120201	1
Hemicordulia tau QO300102	5
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999	3
Plecoptera QP	50	10
Illiesoperla mayi QP030504	7
Newmanoperla thoreyi QP031001	5
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	2
Austrocerca tasmanica QP040101	36
Trichoptera QT	47	8
Ulmerochorema sp.(Unident.) QT011499	1
Hellyethira simplex QT030406	17
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	5
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	16
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	1
Triplectides sp.(Unident.) QT251199	5
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	3.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.5